OBSERVATIONS 01? LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Length of 

 Path. 



Direction or Radiant-point. 



Appearance ; Remarlis, &c. 



N.E. (0 S.W. ... 



A bright shooting-star. Estima- 

 tion of position rougher than 

 that of the time. 



Nucleus globular; faded ana 

 brightened again very rapidly 

 several times. Illuminated the 

 sky very strongly in its flight ; 

 left no streak, but emitted a 

 spark in its course. 



E. to W. 



20° 



Long course. 



Observer. 



Mr. Merrifield. (Com- 

 municated by Dr. W. 

 Iluggins.) 



W. F. Denning. 



Nucleus with a short tail 2° or 

 3° in length, which distinctly 

 tapered towards the end. 



Communicated by Mr 

 R. C. Rawson 

 (Governor of Bar- 

 badoes). 'Nature,' 

 Feb. 6th, 1873. 



H. W. Jackson. 



Directed from a little north of 

 j3 Pegasi downwards, almost 

 perpendicularly. 



\i. to W. 



The light of the nucleus faded 



and revived rapidly several 



times, like that of the meteor 



on Nov. 23rd. Left no streali 

 Globular; no sparks or ex- 

 plosion, and it left no streak; 



but on a prolongation of its 



path, a small meteoric spar" 



seemed to continue to some 



distance beyond its point of 



extinction. 

 On the same date and local time 



as the large meteor seen in 



England. — ' Mechanics' Maga- 

 zine,' Mav 2nd, 1873. 

 The nucleus did not explode, but W. F. Denning, 



disappeared gradually, and it 



left no streak. 



H. Hardcaslle. 



W. F. Denning. 



Denning (and seen 

 by several observers) 

 Communicated by W 

 F. Denning. 



Communicated by W. 

 H. ^Yood. 



